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Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
σπουδάζοντεςspoudazontesbeing diligent
Lemma: σπουδάζω (spoudazō) · Strong's: G4704
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: be eager — σπουδάζω; (σπουδή), [in LXX chiefly for בָּהַל ; ] ; to make haste; hence, to be zealous or eager, to give diligence: with inf. (see M, Pr., 205 f.), Gal.2:10, Eph.4:3, 1Th.2:17, 2Ti.2:15 4:9 4:21, Tit.3:12, Heb.4:11,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Galatians 2:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:17, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:21, Titus 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4704; TFLSJ G4704; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 1
τηρεῖνtēreinto keep
Lemma: τηρέω (tēreō) · Strong's: G5083I
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to keep: protect — τηρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to watch over, guard, keep, preserve: Mat.27:36, Act.16:23, al.; ἑαυτόν, 2Co.11:9, 1Ti.5:22, Jas.1:27, Ju 21; before εἰς, Jhn.12:7, Act.25:21, 1Pe.1:4, 2Pe.2:4 2:9…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 18 times. Also: John 2:10, John 12:7, John 17:11, John 17:12, John 17:15, Acts 21:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5083I; TFLSJ G5083I; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 2
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 3
ἑνότηταhenotētaunity
Lemma: ἑνότης (henotēs) · Strong's: G1775
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: unity — ἑνότης, -ητος, ἡ; (εἷς), ; unity, unanimity: Eph.4:3, 13.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Ephesians 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1775; TFLSJ G1775; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 4
τοῦtouof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (T-GSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 5
πνεύματοςpneumatosSpirit
Lemma: πνεῦμα (pneuma) · Strong's: G4151G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: spirit/breath: spirit — πνεῦμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ; ] ; 1. of air in motion; (a) wind: Jhn.3:8; pl., Heb.1:7 (LXX); (b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2Th.2:8 (cf. Ps 32…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 378 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4151G; TFLSJ G4151G; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 6
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 7
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 8
συνδέσμῳsundesmōbond
Lemma: σύνδεσμος (sundesmos) · Strong's: G4886
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: bond(age) — σύν-δεσμος, -ου, ὁ; (συνδέω), [in LXX for קֶשֶׁר, קְטַר, etc. ; ] ; that which binds together, a bond: of the ligaments of the body, Col.2:19. Metaphorical, σ. ἀδικίας, Act.8:23; τ. τελειότητος, Col.3:14; τ. εἰρήνης,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Acts 8:23, Colossians 2:19, Colossians 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4886; TFLSJ G4886; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 9
τῆςtēs<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 10
εἰρήνης,eirēnēsof peace,
Lemma: εἰρήνη (eirēnē) · Strong's: G1515
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: peace — εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלוֹם ; ] ; peace; 1. of public peace, freedom from war: Luk.14:32, Act.12:20 24:2; of the church, Ac 9:31. ; 2. Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mat.10:34,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 92 times. Also: Matthew 10:13, Matthew 10:34, Mark 5:34, Luke 1:79, Luke 2:14, Luke 2:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1515; TFLSJ G1515; TAGNT Ephesians 4:3 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [and] with diligence | → | σπουδάζω G4704 be eager |
| to preserve | → | τηρέω G5083I to keep: protect |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| unity | → | ἑνότης G1775 unity |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Spirit | → | πνεῦμα G4151G spirit/breath: spirit |
| through | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| bond | → | σύνδεσμος G4886 bond(age) |
| of peace | → | εἰρήνη G1515 peace |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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